Responsible for controlling and analyzing plant costs and operational performance, ensuring accurate and timely financial information to support business decision-making. This position monitors plant performance against Budget, Forecast and AOP, analyzes cost and material variances, controls inventory-related financial performance, and ensures the proper application of manufacturing costs in accordance with company policies and objectives.
The position works closely with Plant Management and cross-functional teams to identify risks and opportunities, improve cost performance, and drive continuous improvement across plant operations.
Responsibilities:
Develop and implement business reporting procedures, including reporting timelines and key performance measures for monitoring plant performance.
Ensure the accuracy and integrity of plant controlling data and KPIs.
Calculate, communicate and monitor benchmarking and performance indicators, preparing regular and ad hoc management reports on overall plant performance.
Lead the plant Budget,
Forecast and AOP processes, providing guidance and support to plant departments during budget preparation.
Monitor Budget, Forecast and AOP realization, analyzing deviations and identifying risks and opportunities.
Coordinate and support the monthly closing process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of plant results.
Analyze manufacturing costs and material cost variances, including PPV, WOV, scrap, material absorption and other relevant cost drivers.
Monitor standard cost versus current/vigente cost and identify opportunities for cost improvement.
Analyze product costing for new and existing products and provide accurate cost information to support business decisions.
Ensure proper BOM processes from a Controlling/Finance perspective and identify cost impacts resulting from changes in materials, processes or products.
Analyze inventory performance, including Excess & Obsolete (E&O;), inventory adjustme